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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

What professions have the highest employment in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. We note that the total employment in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 327,690. The most popular job is the software developer profession, which employs 8,330 people (2.54 percent of the total employment in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 6,410 people (1.96 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	327,690	100.00%	$54,180
2	Software Developers	8,330	2.54%	$129,990
3	General and Operations Managers	6,410	1.96%	$125,360
4	Cashiers	5,820	1.78%	$26,060
5	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	5,800	1.77%	$34,720
6	Retail Salespersons	5,070	1.55%	$29,560
7	Customer Service Representatives	4,960	1.51%	$38,920
8	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	4,780	1.46%	$45,780
9	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	4,740	1.45%	$32,610
10	Nursing Assistants	4,640	1.42%	$35,530
11	Fast Food Cooks	4,520	1.38%	$23,630
12	Stockers and Order Fillers	4,120	1.26%	$31,700
13	Office Clerks, General	3,790	1.16%	$38,170
14	Other Business Operations Specialists	3,610	1.10%	$79,390
15	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,580	1.09%	$27,250
16	Waiters and Waitresses	3,350	1.02%	$22,450
17	Accountants and Auditors	3,260	0.99%	$80,490
18	Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,070	0.94%	$158,350
19	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,770	0.85%	$47,980
20	Project Management Specialists	2,760	0.84%	$101,220
21	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,740	0.84%	$48,060
22	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,680	0.82%	$27,140
23	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,660	0.81%	$37,520
24	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,640	0.81%	$62,600
25	Computer Systems Analysts	2,620	0.80%	$99,930
26	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	2,600	0.79%	$77,370
27	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,480	0.76%	$48,950
28	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,440	0.74%	$49,000
29	Medical Secretaries	2,420	0.74%	$38,250
30	Restaurant Cooks	2,290	0.70%	$31,110
31	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	2,240	0.68%	$36,870
32	Human Resources Specialists	2,230	0.68%	$66,080
33	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,200	0.67%	$80,090
34	Computer User Support Specialists	2,180	0.67%	$65,140
35	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,180	0.67%	$38,050
36	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	2,010	0.61%	$51,500
37	Medical Assistants	1,970	0.60%	$38,840
38	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,930	0.59%	$45,730
39	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,850	0.56%	$51,430
40	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,850	0.56%	$27,430
41	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,850	0.56%	$63,010
42	All Other Managers	1,840	0.56%	$131,920
43	Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	0.55%	$165,840
44	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,790	0.55%	$34,870
45	Financial Managers	1,750	0.53%	$159,170
46	Security Guards	1,750	0.53%	$31,430
47	Management Analysts	1,660	0.51%	$101,480
48	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,640	0.50%	$28,390
49	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	1,580	0.48%	$58,550
50	Medical and Health Services Managers	1,570	0.48%	$110,240
51	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	1,480	0.45%	$112,270
52	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,470	0.45%	$35,630
53	Biological Technicians	1,430	0.44%	$38,800
54	Pharmacy Technicians	1,410	0.43%	$37,980
55	Marketing Managers	1,390	0.42%	$141,240
56	Personal Financial Advisors	1,380	0.42%	$77,620
57	Lawyers	1,380	0.42%	$132,960
58	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	1,380	0.42%	$73,870
59	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	1,370	0.42%	$99,990
60	Training and Development Specialists	1,350	0.41%	$63,510
61	Computer Network Support Specialists	1,270	0.39%	$104,880
62	Nurse Practitioners	1,260	0.38%	$126,110
63	Food Preparation Workers	1,240	0.38%	$29,650
64	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,240	0.38%	$37,450
65	Construction Laborers	1,210	0.37%	$37,340
66	Pharmacists	1,200	0.37%	$135,630
67	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,200	0.37%	$64,440
68	Financial Analysts	1,140	0.35%	$81,850
69	Computer Occupations, All Other	1,140	0.35%	$109,600
70	Industrial Engineers	1,130	0.34%	$103,080
71	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	1,130	0.34%	$34,090
72	Chemists	1,090	0.33%	$82,220
73	Electricians	1,090	0.33%	$55,710
74	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	1,070	0.33%	$27,470
75	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,060	0.32%	$49,380
76	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,050	0.32%	$55,690
77	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,040	0.32%	$50,660
78	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,010	0.31%	$95,140
79	Computer Network Architects	1,000	0.31%	$163,620
80	Construction Managers	990	0.30%	$99,030
81	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	980	0.30%	$54,810
82	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	970	0.30%	$48,850
83	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	970	0.30%	$47,910
84	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	950	0.29%	$73,890
85	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	920	0.28%	$63,490
86	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	910	0.28%	$102,760
87	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	900	0.27%	$67,380
88	Public Relations Specialists	880	0.27%	$62,750
89	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	880	0.27%	$44,680
90	Packers and Packagers	880	0.27%	$27,570
91	Information Security Analysts	870	0.27%	$105,390
92	Billing and Posting Clerks	870	0.27%	$46,050
93	Physician Assistants	860	0.26%	$108,730
94	Radiologic Technologists	850	0.26%	$64,830
95	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	840	0.26%	$31,120
96	Firefighters	830	0.25%	$36,020
97	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	820	0.25%	$48,190
98	Instructional Coordinators	780	0.24%	$61,690
99	Computer Programmers	770	0.23%	$105,470
100	Counter and Rental Clerks	770	0.23%	$35,830

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